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A second lion was reportedly killed by a foreign tourist in Zimbabwe just two days after an American dentist killed the country's most famous lion, called Cecil. But contrary to many media reports, Cecil's brother Jericho remains alive and well.

ByMacDonald Dzirutwe, ReutersAugust 1, 2015

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The brother of Cecil, the lion killed in Zimbabwe by an American hunter last month, is not dead, a researcher monitoring the pride told Reuters, contradicting media reports that Jericho had been killed.